- be early to the venue if you're an unorganiser - have lots of markers, big labels (for name tags), butcher's paper, Blu-Tack and Post-Its - make sure the wifi works - Meraki FTW - know the venue (we need to visit in the next week to scope it) - be nice but firm on the time slots - allow time slots for coffee and lunch - watch for costs that you weren't told about (wifi cost this weekend) - logistics matter for the social stuff - drinks, dinner, etc. so we need to know numbers - be careful about scheduling against the 2020 Summit, Cate Blanchett had to turn us down ;)